Translation guide
The animal, its smell, or slang meanings like marijuana or a contemptible person.
The black-and-white mammal known for its defensive spray.
The standard loanword for the animal. Widely understood.
Skunks spray a foul smell when they feel threatened.
The strong, unpleasant odor associated with skunks.
Describes a smell similar to a skunk's spray.
This room smells like a skunk.
General term for a foul smell, not specific to skunks.
Slang term for marijuana, especially strong-smelling varieties.
Slang for potent marijuana, borrowed from English. Not widely used in Japanese; more common in English-speaking contexts.
He's smoking skunk.
A despicable or obnoxious person.
Calling someone スカンク to mean a contemptible person is not natural in Japanese. Use 嫌な奴 or stronger insults like クズ instead.
何か悪臭がする。
There's a foul smell.
I don't want anything to do with a skunk like that.